Thank you for taking the time to answer, Mr Archer. Let me tell you what a fine rifle you have sent me. Today i was able to take it for a walk down the woods by my house. Mostly wanted to see how manageable it is in tight quarters. It is a bit nose heavy (and i am using the 88g cartridge) but it is not too heavy to carry around for 2 hrs or so. I scoped the rifle with a compact bugbuster 6x32 in an effort to balance the weight. It was zeroed in at 25 yards ( 5 shots inside a circle the diameter of a penny). I was given several opportunities to see how it fairs versus smallish game ( i wanted as a bird gun) and within 1 hr. i took starling with a neck shot at 30 yards, and another starling with a chest shot at 40 yards at a 30 degree angle. both birds were hit and nose dived from their perches. It is fantastic! It is a bit louder than my qb78 .22 but i wanted the range that the .22 does not have. (but the .22 took a rabbit at 35 yards, but it required a coup de grace... sigh). On my way home i stopped at this spot where there is an undeveloped road and i am able to do distance shots. I took the 79 and my trusty soup can (always carry some clean, new, can, you never know when you might get an hour to plink...) and set it over a pile of logs next to a street lamp. wlaked to the next street lamp and shot it. couple of misses got me using the mil dot. to dots below was a hit. adjusted the turrets to zero in in the lid at that distance (it's got to be 45 yards at least). then started walking back and adjusting with the dots. I run out of dots about 10 yards from the 2nd lamp post!!! is got to be 80+ yards!!! and this .177 was hitting... well, touching the can and knocking it over. It does not have any use at that distance but it should be fun plinking at paper targets at that distance... I need to borrow the 4-16x44 that is on my pcp to see if it can group at that distance... Now it is sighted back in at 30 yards, a more useful "hunting" range. I can say more about this rifle and about the service received from Archer Airguns...quality above all!
I will try to find the steel tank or a 3.5 oz... i still like the look of the paintball tank better.
